Science and Inuit knowledge are helping us better understand glacial melt vs accumulation in the most northern part of the country.  

We can see the glaciers are receding, but understanding the rate and how it’s occurring is key to supporting local ecosystems and the communities that rely on them. Parks Canada is using science and local Inuit knowledge to better understand this vital landscape. 

ᑭᒡᓕᓯᓂᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕐᒦᑦ ᐊᐅᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥᐅᓛᖓᓂ.ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓯᕐᒦᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒥᑦ ᕿᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓄᑦ.

ᑐᑭᓯᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᑯᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᖕᒥᔪᖅ. ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᒦᑦ ᔅᒪᑦᐊᐃᔅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑯᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓯᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᖅᑰᔨᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᓚ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ. ᓯᓚᓕᕆᔨᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑭᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ, ᓯᕐᒥᓕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓗᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖏᑕ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᑯᔫᑎᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.

Video is in English with subtitles in Inuktitut.

Also available in English: Tracking Glaciers (Ep. 5): Parks Canada’s Climate Crew Series

Also available in French: Suivre les glaciers (Ép. 5): L'équipe climat de Parcs Canada